Re: Tipup Flag springs
[Re: DadN3Boyz]
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12/26/19 05:06 PM
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I like to fish northern pike with my tip ups. My problem is if I use too large of a minnow, they trip the flag all the time. Is there a solution to that?
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Re: Tipup Flag springs
[Re: Trapper7]
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12/26/19 05:53 PM
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I like to fish northern pike with my tip ups. My problem is if I use too large of a minnow, they trip the flag all the time. Is there a solution to that? Are you using a cross stick type of trap...? What kind of trap are you using ? I have a few tricks
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Re: Tipup Flag springs
[Re: Trapper7]
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12/26/19 06:03 PM
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I like to fish northern pike with my tip ups. My problem is if I use too large of a minnow, they trip the flag all the time. Is there a solution to that? Pinch the tail off with your fingernail. Works good on 8"suckers. Big pike like dead bait too. Used to use whole bloater chubs. VHS rules have made that more difficult. I have never seen a replacement spring alone for a polar tip up. I have only seen them as a whole flag assembly.
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Re: Tipup Flag springs
[Re: DadN3Boyz]
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12/26/19 06:07 PM
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Trapper7 hijacked my thread. LOL.
Clipping the tail will slow the big bait down. They won't have the thrust to trip the flag. Plus they will have that injured look for the pike. Another thing you can do is, I believe lowering the T-bar up will add more resistance. So when the flag is down, instead of being completely horizontal, it would be on a slightly more down angle which will catch more of the Tbar gap and add more tension.
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Re: Tipup Flag springs
[Re: Trapper7]
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12/26/19 06:39 PM
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I like to fish northern pike with my tip ups. My problem is if I use too large of a minnow, they trip the flag all the time. Is there a solution to that? how about cheap down rigger releases like a heavy duty cloths pin that you clip the line too , then it takes a bigger fish to break it free before it can run with your bait and not just the bait running with the line https://www.amazon.com/Homyl-4-10pc...&hvtargid=pla-569810136928&psc=1a short leader that wont get caught up in the spool clip the line then the fish has to pull the line out of the clip before running with it.
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Re: Tipup Flag springs
[Re: DadN3Boyz]
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12/26/19 08:04 PM
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Maybe slide a piece of rubber hose over the spring to strengthen it???
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Re: Tipup Flag springs
[Re: DadN3Boyz]
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12/27/19 09:51 AM
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I'm kinda with the group thinking I'd slide a small spring inside or larger spring over the out side. Agree hose will get pretty stiff when cold.
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Re: Tipup Flag springs
[Re: Nessmuck]
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12/27/19 11:38 AM
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I like to fish northern pike with my tip ups. My problem is if I use too large of a minnow, they trip the flag all the time. Is there a solution to that? Are you using a cross stick type of trap...? What kind of trap are you using ? I have a few tricks My tip ups are Polar brand with the cross that you hook the spring and flag on.
Must be nice to eat ice cream as fast as you want and not have to worry about brain freeze.
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Re: Tipup Flag springs
[Re: DadN3Boyz]
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12/27/19 12:20 PM
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The ones I built, I used the tines off a leaf rake and some are the flat metal wire fish tape that I kinked pulling some 12/3 on a remodel job. Both are strong and wind resistant.
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Re: Tipup Flag springs
[Re: DadN3Boyz]
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12/27/19 09:51 PM
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You need some cross stick traps to fish big bait...then I can show you how to set it up....so the bait does pop your flag
Last edited by Nessmuck; 12/27/19 09:53 PM.
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